Forget the audience, make what you want to see

I always remember my dad saying, "No one makes a remake unless they are trying to make money; there is no reason for it." It was not an honorable thing to do.

I think being mediocre and in the middle would be the worst. It's more interesting to get strong reactions, and to have the mixture of people who get it and the people who don't get it. And to invite a dialogue.

I just try to do what I'm interested in and hope that some people will connect.

I try to just make what I want to make or what I would want to see. I try not to think about the audience too much.

It’s about misunderstandings between people and places, being disconnected and looking for moments of connection. There are so many moments in life when people don’t say what they mean, when they are just missing each other, waiting to run into each other in a hallway.

I think I'm always drawn to projects that help me understand something about myself.